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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Betsy?
(a) John Robison's playmate.
(b) John Robison's first-grade teacher.
(c) A friend of John Robison's mother.
(d) John Robison's babysitter.

2. What did John's grandfather let him do?
(a) Stay with him when John's father was drunk.
(b) Drive his Porsche.
(c) Fix up and sell his Porsche.
(d) Restore his Porsche with him.

3. Why did John and his friends think the vehicle had been left in the woods?
(a) As a toy and a distraction.
(b) As a trap for thieves.
(c) As a gift for them.
(d) As a test by their parents.

4. What does John say about people with Asperger's?
(a) They empathize too quickly with other people.
(b) They believe they are other people beside themselves.
(c) They lack empathy.
(d) They do not believe they are themselves.

5. What was John's reaction to Betsy's news?
(a) He burst into hysterical laughter.
(b) He smiled inappropriately.
(c) He fled the room in panic.
(d) He writhed in empathetic suffering.

Short Answer Questions

1. What would John Robison do to Doug?

2. What was John Robison's reaction when his parents fought?

3. What did John and his friends find in the woods?

4. What behavior did John Robison learn from his dog?

5. What made people think that John was a prodigy?

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